Mob Rules (House)
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| House episode | |
| "Mob Rules" | |
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| Episode no. | HOU-115 |
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| Airdate | March 22, 2005 |
| Writer(s) | David Foster, John Mankiewicz |
| Director(s) | Tim Hunter |
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Mob Rules is the fifteenth episode of the first season of House, which premièred on the FOX network on March 22, 2005.
[edit] Plot
House treats a man serving as a witness to a mob case, who has collapsed and entered a coma. The patient's brother, who is also a lawyer and threatening mobster, wants to prevent his brother from testifying, and so tries to cajole or persuade House to delay diagnosing, treating or releasing him. The patient surprisingly comes out of his coma and doesn't experience worrying symptoms, but House is curious and doesn't want to release him yet (perhaps mindful of the brother's request). Vogler, tipped off anonymously about the situation, decides to have the police remove him. Unfortunately, two hours later the patient returns, after he collapsed and fell back into a coma. Dr. Chase thinks the coma was induced by Hepatitis C, but the patient's brother slaps Chase across the face for suggesting it, since Hepatitis C suggests either drug use or homosexuality. House offers to alter the patient's chart so as to protect his reputation, and the treatment (interferon) is allowed. House discovers that his car was replaced by a red Corvette, a "gift" from the Mafia, that he chooses to keep and take advantage of, much to Wilson's concern and delight. The patient also has a very high level of oestrogens, a symptom not linked to any other. His liver is shutting down, but House's team still don't know what the problem is, so they run his blood through a pig to clean it. House suggests that the oestrogen level may have been caused by a Chinese herbal supplement, designed to help him give up smoking, but his coma returns. It turns out that the comas result from the patient's intolerance towards red meat, provided by his brother instead of the hospital food. The mobster's higher levels of oestrogen were caused separately by a different herbal supplement, designed to suppress libido and used by gay men. The patient is homosexual, and was willing to testify to join the witness protection program, thus able to live his life without the pressure of his mob family. Vogler has been putting pressure on Dr. Cuddy to justify House's place at the hospital. By the end of the episode, House reveals to Wilson that, under pressure from Vogler, he has to fire one of his staff.
[edit] Video game
The game that House is playing when he puts his Nintendo DS up to the unconscious Joey's ear is Metroid Prime: Hunters, albeit with incorrect sound effects playing.
[edit] External links
- FOX.com-House official site
- Television Without Pity-House recaps
- House Episode Guide at epguides.com
- TVGuide's Page: Full list of House Episodes
- House M.D. Guide
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